Agats weather in January

In January, Agats sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 268 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Agats's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agats's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
268 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:48 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Agats reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
23125
33125
43125
53125
63125
73125
83125
93125
103125
113125
123125
133125
143125
153125
163125
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223125
233125
243125
253125
263125
273125
283125
293125
303125
313125

How January really feels in Agats

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Agats weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°26826.412.32.7
Feb31° / 25°28424.912.22.6
Mar31° / 25°34227.8122.6
Apr30° / 25°33127.711.92.6
May30° / 25°26425.311.83.0
Jun29° / 24°23622.211.73.6
Jul29° / 24°17619.611.74.1
Aug29° / 24°17917.711.84.3
Sep29° / 24°23321.6123.6
Oct30° / 24°26624.612.13.1
Nov31° / 25°24026.712.32.6
Dec31° / 25°28928.112.32.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18496
19496
20496
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Agats gets around 268 mm of rain over 26.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
384
484
584
684
784
885
985
1085
1185
1286
1386
1486
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2486
2587
2687
2787
2887
2987
3088
3188

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
19496
20496
21496
22496
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:416:00
212.35:426:01
312.35:426:01
412.35:436:01
512.35:436:02
612.35:446:02
712.35:446:02
812.35:446:03
912.35:456:03
1012.35:456:04
1112.35:466:04
1212.35:466:04
1312.35:476:05
1412.35:476:05
1512.35:486:05
1612.35:486:05
1712.35:486:06
1812.35:496:06
1912.35:496:06
2012.35:506:06
2112.35:506:07
2212.35:506:07
2312.35:516:07
2412.35:516:07
2512.35:526:07
2612.35:526:08
2712.35:526:08
2812.35:536:08
2912.25:536:08
3012.25:536:08
3112.25:546:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
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134.9Bright
144.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Agats

In seasonPeak

In January, Agats sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Agats sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Agats?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agats.

What to pack for Agats in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Agats sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Agats in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Agats in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agats peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Agats?

Agats sits at 5.5°S, 138.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tiom, 184 km away.

NabireMeraukeSentaniAbepura

Topography around Agats

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agats.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agats has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m.

The land around Agats is covered by trees (44%) and mangroves (36%) within 3 km, trees (49%), mangroves (30%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
40 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Tiom 184 km · Wamena 185 km · Timika 192 km · Mulia 204 km · Nabire 380 km · Merauke 413 km · Sentani 423 km · Abepura 429 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agats (-5.545°, 138.1352°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).